wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
everybody; every last one of them; all
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
temporary; transitory; short-lived
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
guidance; leadership; leading the way
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation